Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6-Feb. 11)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Feb. 6-Feb. 11 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Monday, Feb. 20th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK WASHINGTON ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Jacob Cofie, Eastside Catholic boys basketball: Recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double to go with three blocked shots in the Crusaders' win over Rainier Beach, clinching the Metro League title over Rainier Beach.
Devin Coppinger, Nooksack Valley girls basketball: In a rematch with defending Class 1A champion Lynden Christian in the district finals, the junior tallied a game-high 24 points in a convincing victory.
Jonah Gebers, Kennewick boys basketball: Senior busted out with a game-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Lions brushed aside University in 3A bi-district first-round game.
Parker Gerrits, Olympia boys basketball: WSU signee powered the Bears to a trip to the Tacoma Dome with a game-high 29 points, including a 55-foot shot at the buzzer to end the first half in their win over Tahoma in the Class 4A bi-district opening round.
Allie Greene, Neah Bay girls basketball: Top-ranked 1B Red Devils avenged their only loss by spoiling 2A Sequim's undefeated season - and the senior point guard was a big reason why. She scored a game-high 21 points, including registering a five-point play (three-point play and two technical-foul free throws.).
Cesar Hernandez, Davis boys basketball: After fighting through early foul trouble, Hernandez closed a game-high 29 points in a win over West Valley of Yakima to finish out Pirates' regular season in 4A CBBN.
Noah Koyama, Union boys wrestling: Pulled off the upset over top-ranked and reigning WIAA Mat Classic champion Stone Hartford, of South Kitsap, in the 132-pound finals of the Class 4A Region III tournament at Battle Ground High School.
Gretchen Lane, Prairie girls gymnastics: Swept four event titles, including a 9.7 score on the floor exercises and 9.6 on the beam, to claim the all-around crown at the Class 3A/2A District 4 meet at Northpointe Gymnastics. The Falcons also won the team championship.
Brynn McGaughy, Colfax girls basketball: Erupted for a game-high 29 points as the No. 1 Bulldogs captured the 2B Northeast championship with a win over Liberty of Spangle. He scored 21 points in an earlier-week win over Upper Columbia.
Samara Morrow, Arlington girls basketball: Made seven 3-pointers to fuel a career-high 37-point effort in win over 3A Wesco foe Monroe in District 1 quarterfinal game.
Tennessee Rainwater, Davenport boys basketball: Stole the show in the team's 2B Northeast championship game victory over Northwest Christian, scoring a game-high 33 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. He had 36 points and 12 rebounds earlier in the week against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna.
Maverick Sanders, Mount Spokane boys basketball: In an all-the-marbles first-round district game, the senior forward came through with a game-high 22 points as the Wildcats defeated fellow 3A GSL foe North Central.
